Adam Virgo released by Bristol Rovers

[goldstone]

Defender Adam Virgo and goalkeeper Scott Bevan have not been given new contracts but will remain with the club as they recover from injury.

Virgo, 30, missed the majority of the season with a knee problem while Bevan, 33, has not played since the 2011-12 season because of an ongoing wrist problem.

"Neither of them have played a game since I've been here so we're not in a position to renew them," manager John Ward told BBC Radio Bristol. "But we have a duty of care to make sure the guys are given the best opportunity to move on.

 

[KingstonSeagull]

I remember watching him smash them in at the Withdean.

 

[DTES]

Thank you Adam. Thank you.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Virgo is a quite marvellous addition to Twitter too. Some of his Albion related tweets recently have been funny. As was his comment about Swindon losing in this year's play off semi-finals too

 

[goldstone]

Surprised that there have been three responses so far and no one has said (ironically or otherwise) "Could do a job"!

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

How on EARTH did we get 1.5m for him?

It's actually a footballing miracle.

 

[DTES]

Virgo is a quite marvellous addition to Twitter too. Some of his Albion related tweets recently have been funny. As was his comment about Swindon losing in this year's play off semi-finals too

It seems he's been getting a bit of grief from Swindon fans... and isn't taking it lying down.

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[hans kraay fan club]

How on EARTH did we get 1.5m for him?

It's actually a footballing miracle.

It had NOTHING to do with Gordon Strachan and Mark McGhee being best mates.

NOTHING.

 

[BensGrandad]

Come home to play for Aldershot or even Brighton City

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

How on EARTH did we get 1.5m for him?

At the time he was our "Zaha" , an overpriced player for the amount of talent he had
The club should invite him back as a guest for Monday's game.

 

[albion534]

Come home to play for Aldershot or even Brighton City

Could easily see this happening if he stays injury free

 

[JBizzle]

It had NOTHING to do with Gordon Strachan and Mark McGhee being best mates.

NOTHING.

How DARE you imply anything other than ability and talent got him that big move...

In all seriousness though, was one my favourite players when he was here and was sad a) when he left the first time and b) when Adams insisted in playing him in steadily more insane positions in his second stint. I mean RIGHT-WING FFS? Gimme a break.

 

[T soprano]

Lovely bloke that John Virgo

 

[Lady Whistledown]

£1.5 million was actually the greatest footballing robbery of all time. Says an awful lot about the MTL that Celtic's board of directors went for it.

I hadn't even seen the tweets directly to the Swindon fans, that's brilliant

 

[Ulloa's Soul Patch]

I liked Virgo, saw him in Hove Park once and played footy with him, Top Lad!

 

[Giraffe]

It had NOTHING to do with Gordon Strachan and Mark McGhee being best mates.

NOTHING.

This. Totally not this at all in any way at all.

It's not as though Mark McGhee was the first person Gordon rang to offer a job when he got the Scotland job is it?

 

[Mr Banana]

I'm surprised they didn't give him the benefit of the doubt.....

 

[BensGrandad]

I think that if he can overcome his injuries he could do a job in Div 1 or 2 but definitely the conference. If not could join Ian Chapman and Adam Hinshlewood at Burgess Hill.

 

[TheMajor]

Albion legend is Virgs. Good luck to him.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Nice lad, Adam Virgo.

Still never really forgiven him or Kuipers, though, for their monumental cock-up at Luton, that cost us a day out at Wembley.

Probably time to let it go, to be honest!